Full
operations commenced Friday, November 23 at the recently commissioned Murtala
Muhammed Airport Terminal 1 formerly known as the General Aviation Terminal,
GAT of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
The terminal
which cost N648m to construct was formerly commissioned on the October, 22,
2012 by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius
Anyim to ease the discomfort of air travelers using that terminal.
The Terminal
is the first to be commissioned among the 11 airports that are contained in the
first phase of the airport remodeling project that’s being implemented under
President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation agenda aviation industry.
With the
full operation at MMA1, it is expected that the entire operational bottleneck
associated with travelling through this strategic terminal will now be over.
Prior to the full operation of the terminal, services were provided under
canopies which served as temporary lounges while the remodeling lasted.
The new
terminal which occupies a total floor area of about 4000 square meters has a
full complement of facilities including conveyor belts, shops, x-ray screening
machines, a modern VIP lounge, restaurants, toilets and computerized check-in
counters. It can accommodate over 2000 passengers at peak periods.
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